| ALEXHALEY | Writer who collaborated with Malcolm X on his posthumous 1965 autobiography |
| ALI | Biopic with Malcolm X and Dr. King |
| MUIR | Frank -; writer who collaborated with Denis Norden on the BBC radio comedy show Take It From Here (4) |
| SYLVIAPLATH | American author of the posthumous 1965 poetry collection Ariel (6,5) |
| WALTERBESANT | Author who collaborated with James Rice on 1876 novel The Golden Butterfly (6,6) |
| BEECHAM | Sir Thomas -; conductor who founded the London Philharmonic Orchestra with Malcolm Sargent (7) |
| LENNYBRUCE | New York-born stand-up comedian who wrote 1965 autobiography How to Talk Dirty and Influence People |
| LENNY | New York-born stand-up comedian who wrote 1965 autobiography How to Talk Dirty and Influence People (5,5) |
| BRUCE | New York-born stand-up comedian who wrote 1965 autobiography How to Talk Dirty and Influence People (5,5) |
| YESICAN | The 1965 autobiography of Sammy Davis, Jr |
| THOMASBEECHAM | Co-founder, with Malcolm Sargent, of the London Philharmonic Orchestra |
| DISMAL | Sidney returned with Malcolm. How bad is that! (6) |
| ACES | ---- High, war film from 1976 with Malcolm Mcdowell (4) |
| APEX | Top copy with Malcolm? (4) |
| FORFAR | County town of Angus, once site of a castle associated with Malcolm III, Canmore King of Scotland (6 |
| BILLYRAYCYRUS | Achy Breaky Heart country singer who collaborated with rapper Lil Nas X on Old Town Road in 2019: 2 wds. |
| MUSK | Bouquet for tech owner who added 'X' on ... (4) |
| OFTEN | Nothing fine on X on a regular basis (5) |
| PHILLIPS | screwdriver with an X on it |
| LATTEN | Old brass pillar with X on |
